Sin Scéal Eile

Kalle (pronounced like Tallaght) is a performance artist and poet. He does this very clever and creative type of performance down at festivals where he wanders around with his Swedish mother’s vintage typewriter. He’ll encounter new people, ask them a few questions and then write them a bespoke poem on the spot. An artifact that I bet is treasured for life. Rx

Claire is the cutest self-professed Anorak you’ll ever meet. Radio obsessed since a young age, she’s worked across many different types of radio stations, including the best Irish radio station that there ever was, the pirate station, Phantom FM (in my humble opinion, of course). You can now find her behind the decks at every worthy festival, where she carefully curates an amazing playlist that gets even the most hungover soldiers bopping again. Rx

“Gaelmaxxing” is the title of Síomha’s new show at the Dublin Fringe this year. She was brought up speaking Irish as her first language in Dublin, which is rare enough. Back then, she says, “it wasn’t cool”. Not like it is now. Síomha is a writer, singer, comedian, artist and activist. She puts her money where her mouth is, sometimes saying the things that we all wish we could.Her show will be bilingual, but mostly as gaeilge! It opens in Bewley’s Theatre from Sept 6th to 12th!Rx

I’ll admit that Jade’s story was difficult to hear, simply because I naively thought we were beyond such experiences, especially since the marriage referendum. Her story is about falling in love with your soulmate and then having to change your entire life as you know it. It’s about introspection, courage, and living your truth. Her coming out journey was not without its trauma, but thankfully she gets her happily ever after!Rx

Ever heard of a Poetry Brothel? Rachel (amongst many other things) is the Madame of such a place. She pairs eager art lovers up with poets, tarot readers, and performers for private sessions. It all sounds very salacious and extremely novel. Rx

We all know dogs are class. But then there's Koda, who alerted his Dad to a medical condition that otherwise would have gone untreated. Now that's a VERY good boy. Barry was once obsessed with training, running, ultra marathoning. He'd run through the parks and woods, not paying much heed to his surroundings. His recent health scare literally forced him to slow down and discover the quiet, sometimes hidden beauty that he had been missing.

Paul is loving his laid back but extremely busy life of late. He retired a few years back and now spends his time doing a bit of local tour guiding around Drumcondra, photography and even some radio. He's full of stories about all sorts, including Joyce, Sinead O'Connor, Joni Mitchell and even photographing Biden!

Sean has taken a giant leap this week, he’s quit his job selling sheds and moved into the pin world full time. If you ever felt like you needed a pin to show that you’re witty, cool, and very millennial, then Sean “the king pin” Conroy’s collection is for you. Featuring such gems as Darth Brooks (yes, that’s Darth Vader playing guitar), a St Brigid’s cross pin that doubles as a fidget spinner, the Magic Naas Ball (who knew the Kildare treasure could read fortunes), or the pièce de résistance, the “Homer in the bush sliding pin”.Check out his website, deadly.ie you’ll want it all, and you deserve the best. I’m hoping with enough orders from Sin Scéal Eile listeners he’ll design us our very own pin! Yup Finglas! xR

Jamie is as Enniscorthy as they come. He was born and raised here and we had the pleasure of joining him for a pint in his local to find out more about him. He's movie mad, achieving a first in his film degree, but has sidetracked the industry in later life in favour of staying local and being present for his family. Rx